Optimising the use of National CORS data in the context of Thailand: policy outlooks from a data ecosystem perspective

Abstract

This research aims to explore policy venues to encourage the use of data from Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) at a national level or National CORS (NCORS). Thailand, among many countries, has established NCORS to observe and process the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals to improve the accuracy of positional data that serve many spatially related activities of government agencies. Optimising the use of NCORS data in other potential sectors is the next challenge to tackle. The research was conducted in three phases: 1) formulating an NCORS data ecosystem concept, 2) applying the developed concept to identify the gaps of NCORS in Thailand, and 3) examining the policies to address the identified gaps.